Alberta and Northwest Conference’s President-Elect Dr. Kathy Yamashita is heading to Kenya this spring. Kathy is one of fourteen people chosen from across the United Church of Canada to participate in the Mission & Service Global Pilgrimage to Kenya from...

The news of the wildfires at Fort McMurray and the evacuation of the city’s 83,000 people has sparked concern and compassion among many, many people. Thank you for all of your messages of concern and your continued prayers for the Fort McMurray people. While it is...

What a great response! Some 236 people responded to the ANW Conference’s survey on Evangelism. An overwhelming majority of respondents believe faith should be shared with others. Approximately 88 per cent of lay respondents and 97 per cent ministry personnel said...

Our “CEO” is also known as Rev. Paul Douglas Walfall President, ANW Conference I continue to be convinced that an essential part of being church is to proclaim our faith. We can proclaim in what we say and also in what we do. Such proclamation is...

By Paul Walfall I am convinced that within our United Church of Canada in this Alberta and Northwest Conference we share the good news of our faith but sometimes we may not know that is what we are doing . So I decided to put my convictions to the test. I invited...

Time to change our church conversations By Rev Paul Wallfall In our conversations about United Church restructuring, let’s put more emphasis on what makes us the Church: Our Mission and Ministry. Since the Newfoundland General Council conversations led us towards...

Photo Contest for Alberta and Northwest Conference of The United Church of Canada Deadline: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Midnight. (originally posted January 26, 2016) For the second-year in a row, we are holding a Conference-wide photo contest. What fun it was last...

Calgary’s Young Queer Church (YQC) is a new program that has a vision of creating an inclusive safe space for LGBTQ youth and young adults (age 16+) where identity and faith can be reconciled. The first worship service took place January 10, 2016 and picked a...

Last week on one of the coldest days of the year, the ecumenical From Syrian to Lethbridge welcomed its first family of nine people (photo at left). The Lethbridge and area group has been preparing for the family’s arrival since last February and more families...

By Jessica Zutz Located on the NW shores of Pigeon Lake is Rundle’s Mission, a meeting place for many people over the course of its 175-year history. The site continues to be a meeting place for new generations and is finding ways to engage youth in living history,...